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Who Will Win ISU vs KRK, PSL 2017 9th Match?
The 10th match of the Pakistan Super League will be played between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings on February 17, 2017. The match will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium and the live action will begin at 20:00 local time.
Read ahead for our prediction of the Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings match of the Pakistan Super League 2017.
Islamabad vs Karachi: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Geo Super
Live streaming: Bet365, Ten Sports
Toss Prediction
The team that wins the toss is recommended to bowl first as the ground will be favourable to the bowlers, and in turn the chase may get a little easier.
Islamabad United Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The team is set to play against Karachi Kings without any major changes to the squad, and none of the players have been reported to be injured.
Key Players
Islamabad United has been lucky to get good batsmen in their team who’ve been giving decent performances to put up good scores. Dwayne Smith, Sam Billings, Brad Haddin, Misbah-ul-Haq and Shane Watson are playing up to their standards, even if not consistently, and it will be interesting to see how they take their team forward in this match of PSL. Mohammad Sami and Shane Watson have been charging the bowling side with a good energy and have taken wickets consistently up till now. Mohammad Irfan and Rumman Raees are also expected to give good support in bowling based on their performances.
Recent Form
Islamabad United have played 3 matches in PSL 2017 so far and won 2 out of them. They’re currently on the third position on the points table and are playing well and strong to go forward in the competition.
Islamabad United Predicted Playing 11
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Dwayne Smith, Brad Haddin (wk), Sam Billings, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Shane Watson, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Zohaib Khan, Rumman Raees, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Sami.
Karachi Kings Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Usman Khan will be replacing Abrar Ahmed due to a stress fracture on the latter’s back. Ahmed has been ruled out for the rest of the season.
Key Players
Karachi Kings have a good batting side with players pitching in well to put up good scores. Shoaib Malik, Ravi Bopara, Babar Azam and Kumar Sangakkara have performed well and are expected to score well in this match too. The bowling side, on the other hand, are struggling to take wickets and need to step up their performance in order to lead their team to wins. Sohail Khan has been an exception to this and will be expected to lead the other bowlers to take more wickets.
Recent Form
Karachi Kings have been struggling to win matches so far but it is still early to rule them out of the competition. The players have the potential to wipe off their initial losses and rise up in the points table.
Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11
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Shahzaib Hasan, Chris Gayle, Babar Azam, Kieron Pollard, Kumar Sangakkara (c) (wk), Shoaib Malik, Ravi Bopara, Imad Wasim, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Amir, Usman Khan Shinwari.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Islamabad United: W L W W W
Karachi Kings: L L L L L
Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings Head to Head
This is the first time in this season when Islamabad United will be playing against Karachi Kings. The two teams faced each other thrice in the last season, including a qualifier, where Islamabad United won all the matches.
Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings Prediction
Islamabad United have been playing well so far and being the winners of the last season, are expected to repeat the magic. Karachi Kings, on the other hand, are stumbling just like last season, but can hopefully turn the game around this year by winning a few matches
Final Verdict: Islamabad United have a good mix of strong batsmen and bowlers and we predict them to win this match against Karachi Kings
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